There are some states that do not award “winner take all”, but rather by Congressional district. So, the scenario could come down to a single Congressional district deciding the election.

Anyway, it’s a tie… and you heard it here first.

Moving on…

Since this is a movie blog… I’ll take the opportunity to recommend 2 really great political movies… both, incidentally, are products of HBO…

movie poster for Path to War

The first is, “Path to War”, a detailed account of the Lyndon Johnson administration’s policies that slowly, but surely, escalated American involvement in Viet Nam. I don’t think this quote by Ho Chi Minh actually made it into this particular movie… but it’s such a profound and prophetic quote, I’ll repeat it here:

Ho Chi Minh, speaking to the French, who fought in Viet Nam before the Americans, said: “You will kill ten of us. We will kill one of you. But in the end, you will tire of it first.”

My favorite line that actually does appear in the movie “Path to War” was “Everyone’s got McNamara’s ulcer but McNamara.”

The second movie that I recommend concerns the Bush vs. Gore election, where President George W. Bush won the Presidency 5-4 (let’s face it, the only vote count that really mattered that year took place at the Supreme Court).

Movie Poster for HBO's Recount

The movie is called, “Recount.” And even after all of these years, if you’re like me (i.e. not a fan of “W”), it will still make you mad.

A political movie that I don’t recommend: the documentary “The Fog of War”, which interviews Robert McNamara. Even in his last chance to redeem himself, McNamara still seems in a fog he won’t, or can’t, see through. Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.

Finally, “Primary Colors” is worth viewing. John Travolta has his President Clinton imitation perfected.